“Events at home, at work, in the street - these are the bases for a story.” StoriesHomeLiteratureStreetsEventsBases Author:Naguib Mahfouz
“I didn't make any money from my writing until much later. I published about 80 stories for nothing. I spent on literature.” WritingStoriesLiterature Author:Naguib Mahfouz
“We used the Western style to express our own themes and stories. But don't forget that our heritage includes The Thousand and One Nights.” StoriesUsedNightForgetStyleThousandWesternThemeHeritageOne Night Author:Naguib Mahfouz
“When you spend time with your friends, what do you talk about? Those things which made an impression on you that day, that week ... I write stories the same way. Events at home, in school, at work, in the street, these are the bases for a story. Some experiences leave such a deep impression that instead of talking about them at the club I work them into a novel.” WayWritingMadeStoriesHomeSchoolTalkingNovelWeekStreetsEventsBasesClubsImpressionEnd TimesSpend Time Author:Naguib Mahfouz
“The writer interweaves a story with his own doubts, questions, and values. That is art.” ArtStoriesValuesLiteratureDoubt Author:Naguib Mahfouz
“There are no heroes in most of my stories. I look at our society with a critical eye and find nothing extraordinary in the people I see.” PeopleLooksStoriesEyeLiteratureHeroExtraordinaryCriticalOur Society Author:Naguib Mahfouz
